Important Residence Hall Dates
To aid students in their planning process the Residence Life Office posts important dates for the current and upcoming academic year. Please refer to the dates below when making travel arrangements to and from Cornell. Students are not permitted in their residence hall room before the time indicated and must vacate their residence hall room by the time indicated. No exceptions are allowed. Students who find it necessary to arrive earlier or depart later are expected to make alternative off-campus arrangements.
Please note the information found on the corresponding links are for the current academic year and are available for reference only. Links pertaining to fall semester dates will be updated over winter break and links pertaining to spring semester dates will be updated over the summer to reflect information for the following academic year.
Event |
Time |
2019 - 2020 |
2020 - 2021 |
2021-2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|
8:30 a.m. |
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 |
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 |
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 | |
9:00 a.m. |
Friday, August 23, 2019 |
Friday, September 4, 2020 |
Friday, August 20, 2021 | |
9:00 a.m. |
Saturday, August 24, 2019 |
Thursday, September 3, 2020 |
Saturday, August 21, 2021 | |
4:00 p.m. |
Thursday, September 5, 2019 |
Thursday, September 17, 2020 |
Thursday, September 2, 2021 | |
11:00 a.m. |
Monday, November 25, 2019 |
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 | Monday, November 22, 2021 | |
4:00 p.m. | Wednesday, December 4, 2019 | Wednesday, December 2, 2020 | Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | |
Resident Assistant selection begins | 3:30 p.m. | Monday, December 9, 2019 | Monday, December 7, 2020 | Monday, December 6, 2021 |
11:00 a.m. |
Thursday, December 19, 2019 |
Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
Thursday, December 16, 2021 | |
Residence halls re-open for all students for spring semester |
9:00 a.m. |
Sunday, January 12, 2020 |
Sunday, January 17, 2021 |
Sunday, January 9, 2022 |
4:00 p.m. |
Thursday, January 16, 2020 |
N/A |
Thursday, January 13, 2022 | |
8:00 a.m. |
Monday, January 20, 2020 |
Friday, January 29, 2021 |
Monday, January 17, 2022 | |
8:00 a.m. |
Thursday, March 5, 2020 |
Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
Thursday, March 3, 2022 | |
Room Selection Information Table* | 11:00 a.m. | Wednesday, March 18, 2020 | Wednesday, March 24, 2021 | Wednesday, March 16, 2022 |
8:00 a.m. | Tuesday, March 17, 2020 | Tuesday, March 23, 2021 | Tuesday, March 15, 2022 | |
8:00 a.m. | Thursday, March 19, 2020 |
Thursday, March 25, 2021 |
Thursday, March 17, 2022 | |
General housing selection numbers draw* | 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. | Tuesday, March 24, 2020 | Tuesday, March 30, 2021 | Tuesday, March 22, 2022 |
Singles, triples and quads selection* | 7:00 p.m. | Tuesday, March 31, 2020 |
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 |
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 |
Doubles selection* | 6:30 p.m. | Thursday, April 2, 2020 |
Thursday, April 8, 2021
|
Thursday, March 31, 2022 |
Late room draw* | 8:30 p.m. | Thursday, April 2, 2020 |
Thursday, April 1, 2021 |
Thursday, March 31, 2022 |
11:00 a.m. |
Thursday, May 7, 2020 |
Thursday, May 6, 2021 11:00 a.m. |
Thursday, May 5, 2022 | |
1:00 p.m. |
Friday, May 8, 2020 |
Friday, May 7, 2021 |
Friday, May 6, 2022 | |
5:00 p.m. |
Sunday, May 10, 2020 |
Sunday, May 9, 2021 |
Sunday, May 8, 2022 | |
1:00 p.m.. |
Sunday, May 17, 2020 |
Sunday, May 16, 2021 |
Sunday, May 15, 2022 | |
5:00 p.m. |
Saturday, July 25, 2020 |
Saturday, July 24, 2021 |
Saturday, July 23, 2022 | |
1:30 p.m. |
Friday, August 7, 2020 |
Friday, August 6, 2021 | Friday, August 5, 2022 |
*Note: These are housing selection dates for currently enrolled students. Additional information is available on the associated links. Prospective students and incoming first-year or transfer students should refer to our fall opening web page for information about your housing process.